In one aspect, a chelating phosphine-phosphonic diamide (PPDA) ligand is described herein for constructing transition metal complexes operable for catalysis of olefin polymerization, including copolymerization of ethylene with polar monomer.

In one aspect, a chelating phosphine-phosphonic diamide (PPDA) ligand is described herein for constructing transition metal complexes operable for catalysis of olefin polymerization, including copolymerization of ethylene with polar monomer.

Disclosed is a resin comprising a structural unit derived from a compound represented by formula (I) and a structural unit having an acid-labile group:

##STR00001## ##STR00002##

wherein R.sup.1 represents a hydrocarbon group which may have a substituent, R.sup.2 each independently represent an alkyl group which may have a halogen atom, a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom, Ar represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group which may have a substituent, L.sup.1 represents a group represented by formula (L.sup.1-1), etc., L.sup.11, L.sup.13, L.sup.15 and L.sup.17 each independently represent an alkanediyl group, L.sup.12, L.sup.14, L.sup.16 and L.sup.18 each independently represent O, CO, COO, etc., * and ** are bonds, and ** represents a bond to an iodine atom.

Provided are: a water-absorbent resin which, when used as an absorbent material, retains a high water-absorption performance, increases the diffusivity of a to-be-absorbed liquid and makes it possible to effectively decrease the amount of re-wet; and an absorbent article formed using an absorbent material including the water-absorbent resin. The water-absorbent resin according to the present invention is a water-absorbent resin obtained by polymerizing a water-soluble ethylenically monomer in the presence of an internal-crosslinking agent and thereafter post-crosslinking the polymer with a post-crosslinking agent, characterized in that when subjected to a liquid flow test, the water-absorbent resin has an effective absorbent material index (K) indicated by equation (I) of 250 or greater.
Effective absorbent material index (K)=[(the amount of liquid flow) (g)][(artificial-urine absorption ratio) (g/g)](I)

Provided are: a water-absorbent resin which, when used as an absorbent material, retains a high water-absorption performance, increases the diffusivity of a to-be-absorbed liquid and makes it possible to effectively decrease the amount of re-wet; and an absorbent article formed using an absorbent material including the water-absorbent resin. The water-absorbent resin according to the present invention is a water-absorbent resin obtained by polymerizing a water-soluble ethylenically monomer in the presence of an internal-crosslinking agent and thereafter post-crosslinking the polymer with a post-crosslinking agent, characterized in that when subjected to a liquid flow test, the water-absorbent resin has an effective absorbent material index (K) indicated by equation (I) of 250 or greater.
Effective absorbent material index (K)=[(the amount of liquid flow) (g)][(artificial-urine absorption ratio) (g/g)](I)

The invention relates to functionalized bimodal butadiene-methylmethacrylate impact modifiers. The impact modifiers are especially useful in blends of engineering resins, particularly where the blend contains both functional and non-functional resins. Polycarbonate (PC)/polyethylene terephthalate (PET) blends using the functionalized bimodal butadiene-methylmethacrylate impact modifiers of the invention have excellent low temperature impact performance.

The invention relates to functionalized bimodal butadiene-methylmethacrylate impact modifiers. The impact modifiers are especially useful in blends of engineering resins, particularly where the blend contains both functional and non-functional resins. Polycarbonate (PC)/polyethylene terephthalate (PET) blends using the functionalized bimodal butadiene-methylmethacrylate impact modifiers of the invention have excellent low temperature impact performance.

An ethylene-(meth)acrylate-based elastomer having a structure in which 40 to 79.9 mol % of ethylene, 20.0 to 50.0 mol % of an alkyl (meth)acrylate containing an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms and/or an alkoxy (meth)acrylate containing an alkoxyalkyl group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms, 0.05 to 20.0 mol % of an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid monosaturated ester, and 0 to 20.0 mol % of an unsaturated dicarboxylic anhydride are copolymerized, and having a monosaturated esterification rate of the acid anhydride of 70% or more as measured by IR. The ethylene-(meth)acrylate-based elastomer gives a vulcanizate having excellent heat resistance, and molding processability.

An ethylene-(meth)acrylate-based elastomer having a structure in which 40 to 79.9 mol % of ethylene, 20.0 to 50.0 mol % of an alkyl (meth)acrylate containing an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms and/or an alkoxy (meth)acrylate containing an alkoxyalkyl group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms, 0.05 to 20.0 mol % of an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid monosaturated ester, and 0 to 20.0 mol % of an unsaturated dicarboxylic anhydride are copolymerized, and having a monosaturated esterification rate of the acid anhydride of 70% or more as measured by IR. The ethylene-(meth)acrylate-based elastomer gives a vulcanizate having excellent heat resistance, and molding processability.

In one aspect, a chelating phosphine-phosphonic diamide (PPDA) ligand is described herein for constructing transition metal complexes operable for catalysis of olefin polymerization, including copolymerization of ethylene with polar monomer.